2.1.3 - thinking procedurally

Question 1

top-down design

Answer 1

The technique of breaking down a problem into major tasks, then subtasks until each is simple enough to be written as a self-contained subroutine.

Question 2

How can decomposition aid the design of a program?

Answer 2

 It will creates a more manageable problem / simpler to
understand / maintain
 can tackle each sub problem independently
* Smaller problems are more manageable
* Smaller problems are easier to solve
* To see where code can be reused in the solution
* To split tasks between different programmers

Question 3

secondary definition of pipelining

Answer 3

The result from one process/procedure feeds into the next.